Number of local governments in Philippines
Philippines: Number of local governments was 1,715 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,715
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 75 countries
All-time high
1,715
in 2018
All-time low
1,715
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Number of local governments in Philippines, 2018–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of local governments in Philippines stood at 1,715. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Philippines 7th out of 75 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,715 | 1,715 | 1,715 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,715 | 1,715 | 1,715 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More public sector data for Philippines
- Arms imports 238.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 90.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 238.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 52.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0133 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.12 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 419.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Philippines?
- Number of local governments in Philippines was 1,715 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1,715 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,715 in 2018.
- How does Philippines rank for number of local governments?
- Philippines ranks 7th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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